matakiaua

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

mæ/takiaáua

a. bashful as a stranger.

matakiaua

a. bewildered, perplexed, abashed, troubled, moved, upset emotionally.

vc. kamatakiaua: to trouble, to upset, to abash, etc., blinded by passion, emotion.